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(I)MT 2010 -- course topic(s)


The course will (again) be of a practical nature, encouraging the students to produce appealing applications, such as rich-media mashups, data-driven visualisation(s) and to experiment with new (media) technologies.

contact eliens@cs.vu.nl for more information.

theme(s) -- web services, visualisation, (multimodal) interaction(s)


inspiration(s) -- (serious) mashups


assignment(s)


ximpel / server(s) / material(s)


  • api(s) -- labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ActionScript_3:resources:apis:libraries
  • code -- code.google.com
  • db -- sqlite / mysql / exist/xml
  • wamp -- appserver / server2go / webdeveloper
  • mashup(s) -- wso2: wso2.org/projects/mashup
  • amfphp -- sourceforge.net/projects/amfphp
  • multiuser -- smartfoxserver.com / code.google.com/p/gfs-server / osflash.org/red5

  • lookat(s) -- actionscript


    deliverable(s)


    1. concept -- idea & plan of approach
    2. application(s) -- code + documentation
    3. essay -- about approach and use of technology
    4. documentation -- tutorial explanation of API/SDK with elementary examples

    scope(s) -- aspiration(s)


    Although it is tempting to develop the ultimate application, that will make you rich and famous for the rest of your life, there are great risk(s), that you will not succeed, and as a consequence end up with nothing useful. Develop a prototype, is my advice, that runs on localhost and may be used later, perhaps by yourself, to realize the system that ultimately fullfills your dream(s) ... Another advice, why not do the obvious, and use map(s)?